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▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Greylag Goose +90 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Greylag Goose +90 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Bramble, Barren Strawberry +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Black-tailed Skimmer, Wood Tiger Beetle +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Heather, Silver Birch +62 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Heather, Silver Birch +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hangers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Shipwrights Way Walking route ▾
A long distance route which links villages and towns in east Hampshire. The name reflects the use of oak grown at Alice Holt Forest for Tudor shipbuilding.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map New Lipchis Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map Liss Riverside Railway Wallk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
A3 Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref A3 Local cycle route
Show on map The Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map Discover the Hampshire South Downs by Bike Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EH Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN 22 - Liphook Link Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 148 m ▾
Named route Ref 22 Length 148 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Petersfield Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Bordon Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Shipwright's Way Mountain bike route ▾
Shipwrights Way (Liphook Spur) Mountain bike route ▾
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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16,308 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,308 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff +42
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stock Dove Columba oenas Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rook Corvus frugilegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Epistrophe eligans · Cabbage Bug · Scaeva pyrastri · Hairy Shieldbug +2
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus 🌿 Plants 54 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Purple Moor-grass · Pedunculate Oak · Bracken · Heather · Sweet Vernal-grass +49
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Heather Calluna vulgaris Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,308 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff +42
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stock Dove Columba oenas Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rook Corvus frugilegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Epistrophe eligans · Cabbage Bug · Scaeva pyrastri · Hairy Shieldbug +2
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus 🌿 Plants 54 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Purple Moor-grass · Pedunculate Oak · Bracken · Heather · Sweet Vernal-grass +49
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Heather Calluna vulgaris Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Creeping Bent
Creeping Bent
Agrostis stolonifera
Agrostis stolonifera
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Dryopteris filix-mas Dryopteris filix-mas
Dryopteris filix-mas Dryopteris filix-mas
Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus
Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Hawkweed Hieracium
Hawkweed Hieracium
Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora
Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix